Refuge Reports
Banking on Nature 2015
Of the Refuge System’s $486 million spending in Fiscal Year 2015, final demand, which measures economic impact on local communities from recreation visits to national wildlife refuges, totaled $2.7 billion, according to the Banking on Nature 2015 report, which looked at 21 national wildlife refuges across the country.
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Earlier Banking on Nature Reports
Download 2006 report (1.2 MB PDF)
Download 2004 report (1.2 MB PDF)
Download 2013 report (5.23 MB PDF)
2012 Proximity Study
A national study shows that in urban areas across three regions of the country owning a home near a national wildlife refuge increases home value and helps support the surrounding community's tax base. Learn more…
2012 Visitor Satisfaction Study
An overwhelming percentage of visitors surveyed at national wildlife refuges in 2010 and 2011 were favorably impressed with the recreational opportunities, education and services on these public lands, according to a national survey released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Learn more…
2012 Climate Satisfaction Survey
Visitors to national wildlife refuges are concerned about the impact of climate change on America’s fish, wildlife and plants ─ and they also support efforts to help native species adapt to changing climate conditions, according to a national survey in 2012. Learn more…